Valerie Hill is an interior designer renovating a 1920s bungalow with her husband Justin in Seattle. We talked about how much time a renovation really takes, working with a spouse and building a local community. Instagram- @hillandvalleybungalow About our guest: Valerie is a creative BBC explorer based in Seattle who has taken her interest in design into an interior design degree, through some professional practice and most recently as a hands-on renovator. Holistic in approach, she is always asking questions, challenging assumptions (her own included) and diving into new options. "Design is never really done," has been her approach as she and her intrepid live-in design assistant/laborer (husband) work to restore life to their serviceable, but time-worn Seattle craftsman home. Inspired by the house's inherent characteristics she lovingly layers in other elements and styles to create a rich yet approachable retreat. Valerie is a doer - from design to blogging, building and restoring, traveling and consulting, she keeps her perspectives wide. She believes in reclamation, restoration, and reinvention but is not singularly focused on any one approach. Instead using them as tools at her disposal to find and create moments of joy and delight within a broadly comfortable canvas. Thanks so much for being with us this week.  Please see the episode enhancement for this and other episodes at talkinghomerenovations.com Do you have feedback you would like to share?  Would you like to be a guest on the podcast?  Email me at [email protected] If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your friends Don’t forget to subscribe to the show and get automatic updates every Wednesday morning with the latest episode of Talking Home Renovations with the House Maven.   Click here to get the episode enhancements sent directly to your inbox every week. Reviews and ratings help my show gain traction and credibility.  Please leave a review here- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-home-renovations-with-the-house-maven/id1481716218 Follow me on instagram: @talkinghomerenovations Join me on Facebook: Talking Home Renovations Follow me on Twitter: @talkinghomereno Join me on TikTok: @The House Maven Talking Home Renovations with the House Maven is part of Gabl Media, the largest, most engaged AEC network on the planet.  Visit www.Gablmedia.com for great content.  Sign up for the weekly newsletter- I send out the episode enhancements every Wednesday morning,   sign up here Music at the beginning and end of the episode is The House Maven's Jig, written and performed by Neil Pearlman, www.neilpearlman.com Show Cover Art by Sam White www.samowhite.com This podcast is a production of dEmios Architects. www.demiosarchitects.com